Which sentence is the most concise and correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Please reply by Friday.
Good official writing avoids redundant words.
Answer: Please reply by Friday.
Why not the others: Please reply back to me by the day of Friday.: 'reply back' and 'the day of' are redundant. Kindly be replying by Friday please.: it is wordy and incorrect. A reply is requested to be made by Friday.: it is wordy.
Answer: Please reply by Friday.
Why not the others: Please reply back to me by the day of Friday.: 'reply back' and 'the day of' are redundant. Kindly be replying by Friday please.: it is wordy and incorrect. A reply is requested to be made by Friday.: it is wordy.
Practise more Usage.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed Civil Service Recruitment: CRE and Basic Law Test (Hong Kong) mock tests.
More Usage questions
- A notice says: 'Visitors must register at the counter before entering.' What must visitors do?
- A memo says: 'The meeting has been postponed until further notice.' What does this mean?
- Which sentence expresses the same meaning as 'Staff are not allowed to use mobile phones during meetings'?
- Which word best completes the sentence? The report was ___ because it was based on incomplete data.
- In an email, which subject line is the clearest?
- Which of these is an example of a formal word for 'get' in: 'You will ___ the document by post.'?